On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "The Fountain. Trinity College.", Cambridge. 
A view showing the Fountain "Originally built in 1601 and rebuilt to the original design in 1715. Until recently the fountain had its own water supply from a spring a mile and a half to the west of the College, via a conduit laid for the Franciscan Friary in Cambridge in 1325. The fountain is believed to be where earlier students would have washed."

DATE PRINTED: 1840.

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 27 x 19 cm (10.75 x 7.5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).   

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Unknown. 

PROVENANCE: This print was published in "The Cambridge Portfolio..", edited by the Rev. John James Smith, d. 1883. Published by John W. Parker, Cambridge and J and J.J. Deighton.

TYPE: Antique etching printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  Trinity College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the oldest and largest colleges in Cambridge, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. Trinity has some of the most distinctive architecture in Cambridge, with its Great Court reputed to be the largest enclosed courtyard in Europe. Most of the Trinity's major buildings date from the 16th and 17th centuries. Thomas Nevile, who became Master of Trinity in 1593, rebuilt and redesigned much of the college. This work included the enlargement and completion of Great Court, and the construction of Nevile's Court between Great Court and the river Cam. Nevile's Court was completed in the late 17th century with the Wren Library, designed by Christopher Wren.

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